New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-31

was given OF the Coercion Ac'.
THE COERCION ACT
There was a preliminary struggle lasting ten
days before tie first realns OF tine net was car
riei, and even tnen tina result was reached under
pressure of the new rules BY vote
OF Sol to 25} after an extraordinary
scene, Mr.. Gladstone leading tho. O2posil ion
ino the lpobes agalus; closure. The second reading
was yotcl on Aprll Il b. M jorig o. 10Y; AS
the daba.c advanced Tie LOBdOR Iimcs sought TO
| influence public opinion by series OF articles on
"Parne. ism and Crimes" The committee stage
| WIS pro. rac;cd by new forms of nbs iion Oniv
! three clauses having been considered by Jane ii
ana the prospect OF final passage Lelng arp Tentlv
hopeless. Inc measure wa, then forced through
! ordered To ne put. After the Goyeinm nt's ma
jorIty had been reduced TO 90. the ParnelItes eft
tAc House IL q body and and the remaining clauses
were voted. proposal to INIT he duration of the
Act tothree year, was defeated by majority of
g. The bill was reported on June 30 and was
| qucnt speech by Mir. Gladstone in opposition
The majority for the passage Of the CrmeS CT was
81. Meanwhile, a land bill had been been
nay in he interest OF tenants, but vir-
! tuaIly landlords measure Lord randolph
Clurclill dealt with II mos, d"structyely and Mr.
| Parnc suggested radical amendments to II. The
| Government made great concessions, which COM
! petey CHI ngcd the character of the b,l ald con-
vcrted It into genuine though limited rene meas
nre for tenants 1t passed through the committee
| stage without encDuntcriIg serious resistance,
ana went 10 the Lords where It was amended in
| the interests of the landlords. III Government
accepted the most important amendments under
the closure rule and the act became a law lie
| National League was Immediately proclaimed. The
! Crimes Act was ihus accompanied Y most meagre
measure o conci llation No o.her statutes of real
importance wee enacted. Mr.. Goschen in his first
! Budget speech proposed "a reduction m The pay
! meet, to the sinklng fund.- thereby modifying sir
stafford Nor hcOc's plan tor The rapid cancellation
| OF the National deot. but RENTING penay from
| the income tax. The session ted late ~ August
MeInw hIic there were signs OF reaction against
! the Government throughout England. Sir 10, rFe
! lrcyclyan in March had come OIt Strongly fol
! Home Rule with notifications OF MI Iladstoncs
! SO ene. ana Sub ,equeutly he was elected IRON
! Glasgow rs = Liberal. The Burnley election went
against the UnOnlsts, and the Sp1ldIng election IN
J July was the signal for de,pread revolt against
| the Government. TINS wa, lowed by The gain
OF anOt h'r seat for The Liberals at coventry ana
by an increased Home Rule vote al North Padding
ton and m her CONSTITUENCIES. IN s"Veh by-eiec-
tons there increase Of i1Sl ~ The Liberal
polls, aid decrease o. SO II the UnlonIsj DOLLS.
While the years elections yielded an actual gam
of only four sea- the beras re-establIshed their
| majorltie, of 1855 and demonstrated tia with a
pr0pOrtOlath increase OF Their vote they cou,d hope
! to carry Il country on the Home IL ale issue.
The y ,ttingnan conference held in October
aGOpei m enlarged programme Tor the party IN
GLIDING in addition TO Home Rule for Ireland, free
trad, IN iaad mInhOol suffrage revision
of the license laws disesiab bmcnt OF the Welsh
ahd SEQ eli Churches and a system OF locI govern
ment basel "a representation, W tn equl abe taxa
ton. Mr.. G. "a stOn" supported these measures. dis
establish nent included. and reallrmeu the neces-
sty for Home ..u e. without king positive pledges
respecting the modification OF ais measure. The
Liberal and Irish members have malntaln"d IN uu-
ISL alliance IN like manner has been sirenc hcned.
Sir. Chamberlain delivered spccche, III isier of Il
most uncomprpniSlnS char tcter. ana Lord iiaTing-
ton aud Mr.. GOSchen have Advocated closer How
ship bet Neen the DSsentlent Liberals ana the TO-
r, The Ok ford Con- committed the party
unrcScrvedlv to fair trade. bur Lord ~alsbury has
declared the adoption If that policy mpr lctlcabe.
The Tory pr Igramme outlined tor the next session
include, further REVISION OF the rules OF procedure
thru ting li>h measures a'lde an r'lsing
the blockade long-leicrred Eng 81 meas.
nrc' ,HT If Mr. GaiS,one who cannot
1--we always. ald of Nr Paincll, hose health ls
already shattered. The Home Rule cause, IN thell
Judgment, VIII not survive the loss OF these twf
leaders
IRELAND UNDER BRITISH LAW.
ireland meanwhlle has r'maoei unusually quiet,
;hc support of their English allies having exercised
a restraining eff let upon the Nationai lists. Of ity-
SIX Wooqford rioters tried at Sligo ~ January.
thrt y-olc were sentenced Il terms OF Twelve or
eighteen m)ath5 imprisonment. The trial of Mr.
Dillon and o. er leader, accused of melting tenants
rot to pay rcn, ended February 2i in a disagree
mcnt OF the jury. the Government having failed by
ordinary process o. law 10 condemn the Plan of
Cam IaIgn. Father Keller and other phi SIS were
arrested Tor refusing 20 testify regarding money
lrtrustcd t. them by tcnlnts. The Grimes Net was
enforced a.1,nst MIR. % Bscn, who was arrested IN
September for MEETING resistance 60 tn" enforce
ment OF law a Mtclelst0wn. The arcs 81, fol-
lOwnd by rOt IN wlIrh several person, were
killed by the cOnStaDulary force. Nr. VBrish was
sentenced ~ three months imprisonment on each
Of two charges. The Lord Mayor 81 DabiIu was
arouttel nu charge of NIB isluy rel. rtS ui Urn-
Gee IInes of Suppressed brllsche> OF the National
Lrtpuc Ine e - was referred back on apr.al and
ne WAS sentenced 10 'all. Four other mriGners OF
Parliament were arrested tor violation ot tie
press clauses Of the Crime, Act and sevcIa. hui
Dire d, of Icdrue organZ Us were arrested. .crv
EFF ,rt WAS MADE by tie brl.on authorities 10 tr
Mr. q l,lcit N an ordinary convict ard 10 dclrdr
INN mt ho offered Sirpuuops resistance There
~. p, sover1l outrIars of uuu.upI atrocItv I'D Ire
lonI Ian, ON f1c whole the island wa. rcmat klbl,
80 H. .nf ire. Nom crime he use mad. nf m,
',i,r." ,c, h,s h ON vh .ilv rofit,coI .r GOV
crTme,i - rranDii.r with she Nat on.l I,3gUr,
aiming and >ufple,sup n a. Nr FnrS - size
.eole- ~ ,,iup IN ms .,v N.pn.r. Of Far'ia.
80 ,., r,...u,nI and ,,,t T., iatI f,r "a, .r,f.
,,o No. "a. 'p.,r rr Cauuatur, or Tor n.b,,>l.
,n, ,rno-ts Of ir.r,Iss Of the ,arus
IL al ,t ,h. t',,con has bren .oi,.,ol
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